Longtime Alabama music minister, Freddie Green, dies at 84
June 16, 2026
Freddie William Green, a longtime minister of music, died May 30. He was 84. A Harpersville, Alabama, native, Green was part of the national guard
Longtime Alabama pastor B. Gene Webb dies at 85
June 4, 2026
B. Gene Webb, longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Feb. 15. He was 85.
Author, former seminary president’s wife Betty Drummond dies at 96
May 22, 2026
“Betty had a lot of different hats in the world they shared.” —Nicholas Clark, author of published work on Lewis and Betty Drummond
Longtime north Alabama pastor Glenn Bynum dies
April 8, 2026
For more than 60 years, Glenn Bynum served congregations across Marshall, DeKalb, Blount and Jefferson counties, including Pleasant Mount Baptist Church and Village Springs Baptist Church, both in Remlap.
Retired TAB columnist Betty Baggott dies at 91
March 31, 2026
For 18 years beginning in 1988, Baggott wrote her Heart to Heart column about people, events in her life and current issues in ways that touched the hearts of readers. Countless letters testified to how people identified with her words.
Former Gardendale pastor Steve Gaines dies following battle with cancer
March 20, 2026
Steve Gaines, former pastor of Bellevue Baptist in Cordova, Tennessee, and Gardendale First Baptist Church, died March 20. During his time at Gardendale FBC, Gaines led the congregation from a membership of 4,000 to 8,500.
Latest news: Action star, Christian Chuck Norris dies; Bethlehem and tourism; evangelist’s new resource for churches
March 20, 2026
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Longtime campus minister Frank McCollough dies
March 12, 2026
Frank McCollough served as the Baptist Campus Minister at the University of Miami, then for a combined 18 years at Auburn University and the University of Montevallo. He retired in 1996.
